As hope for freedom in Hong Kong diminishes, UK-based Hongkongers continue to stand in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement and those imprisoned for the cause.
A crowd of black-clad activists walk in unison across central London; some holding banners bearing popular protest slogans, others symbolic yellow umbrellas or colonial British Hong Kong flags. They march ahead, a combination of Cantonese and English voices singing along to a tinny-sounding boombox. A protest song, which became known as the ‘new national anthem’ for pro-democracy activists during the 2019 demonstrations, blasts from a speaker “May people reign proud and free, now and evermore. Glory be to thee, Hong Kong”. A voice among the crowd yells out “fight for freedom!”, and is quickly met with a fervent response of “stand for Hong Kong!”.
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Written for Huck Magazine.
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